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Category Archives: Distrrict 300

Jake Griffin reports in the Daily Herald about mandatory payments by school districts for final year teacher raises in excess of 6 percent per year. Here’s what was written about Algonquin’s District 300 Unit School District: From 2015 through 2017, … Continue reading →

At Allen Skillicorn’s Crystal Lake petition pizza party, I learned that District 300 activist Nancy Zettler and attorney with an office in Algonquin is running for State Representative. The Democrat seeks to replace Crystal Lake’s Mike Tryon who is retiring. … Continue reading →

Last year McHenry County real estate taxpayers were billed $797,419,250.88. This year the McHenry County Clerk’s Office has determined that bills amounting to $809,385,180.76 will be issued. That’s a dollar increase of $11,965,930, a percentage increase of 1.5%. The Property … Continue reading →

The Illinois Education Association has endorsed State Senator Kirk Dillard for the Republican nomination for Governor. Champion News discovered that the IEA had made pitches to teachers at school and filed a boatload of Freedom of Information requests. I decided to … Continue reading →

An invitation from Carpentersville District 300: Please plan to attend and share the news. District 300 students, parents, staff, and community members are encouraged to attend a public forum that will be held next month with municipal leaders and state … Continue reading →

A press release from Carpentersville Unit District 300: Teacher Union Negotiations Update Negotiations between the Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education and the District 300 teachers’ union are scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 16, and we are hopeful … Continue reading →

The Chicago Tribune is reporting that the State of Ohio has offered Sears $400 million in benefits to pull up the moving vans and take the tollways east. That will put one lakefront home in my neighborhood (originally owed by … Continue reading →

If the District 300 manage to win the fight not to be forced to subsidize Sears for another couple of decades, I’ll be really surprised. Although one of the largest school districts in Illinois, the Carpentersville-based tax district is still … Continue reading →

Since I just found the following memo, I wrongly assumed it had been just released. My bad. I would remind folks that in 2008, Huntley School District 158’s Board released the “final offer” contract language for the taxpayer public to … Continue reading →

Here’s the press release. I’m not sure what the following means, but it jumped out at me: “…the current design of our special education program is not conducive to student success…” Superintendent Elect outlines Phase I of priority shift Superintendent … Continue reading →

Look what a friend of McHenry County Blog found on the listing sheet of a home at 670 Ravine Road in East Dundee. “MANY FINE PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.” All in capital letters. And what school is in the … Continue reading →

Look what a friend of McHenry County Blog found on the listing sheet of a home at 670 Ravine Road in East Dundee. “MANY FINE PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA.” All in capital letters. And what school is in the … Continue reading →

Assuming she doesn’t work the phone and computer from home, Huntley School District 158 B.E.S.T. campaign organizer is off to Glen Ellyn frequently to help pass Grade School District 89’s $24.8 million referendum. No. That’s wrong. Daily Herald reporter Hafsa … Continue reading →

Assuming she doesn’t work the phone and computer from home, Huntley School District 158 B.E.S.T. campaign organizer is off to Glen Ellyn frequently to help pass Grade School District 89’s $24.8 million referendum. No. That’s wrong. Daily Herald reporter Hafsa … Continue reading →